Kenny: The Marxist Who Would Be Mayor
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Documentary
KENNY: THE MARXIST WHO WOULD BE MAYOR tells the story of Ken Cockrel Sr., a politician, attorney, and revolutionary who took on the police and the power structures of Detroit in some of its most tumultuous times from the 60’s through the 70’s. Through Cockrel’s battles both in and out of the courts, KENNY paints the story of a country undergoing rapid change, caught in a civil rights battle in which police officers were empowered to hunt and kill its citizens. Combining rare footage and interviews with those who knew him best, it charts the unbelievable rise to prominence of a radical Marxist and brilliant legal mind who took on Chrysler Corporation, the Detroit Police Department, and power structures of the entire city before his untimely death.
Director
Christopher 'Zoz' Gruse
Writer
Christopher 'Zoz' Gruse
Languages
English
Studio
hungryman
Cast
Dennis Archer, Sr.
Self
David Ashenfelter
Self
Herb Boyd
Self
Melba Joyce Boyd
Self
Daniel Clark
Self
Jesse Cockrel
Self
Sheila Cockrel
Self
Kenneth Cockrel, Jr.
Self
John Conyers
Self
Dan Georgakas
Self
Peter Gessner
Self
Ron Glotta
Self
Elliott Hall
Self
Mike Hamlin
Self
Greg Hicks
Self
Production
Company
hungryman
Producer
Branden McClure
Producer
Ben Ellenberg
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